What color is #CAAB9D?

#CAAB9D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAB9D?

The RGB value is 202, 171, 157: 202 red, 171 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAB9D?

The complementary color is #9DBCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAB9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAB9D color

#CAAB9D rgb(202, 171, 157)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CAAB9D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 67.1% green and 61.6% blue (202, 171, 157).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#CAAB9D color codes

HEX	`#CAAB9D`
RGB	`rgb(202, 171, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 67.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 22%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.31, 9.08, 11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.31, 14.57, 51.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.006, 44.118, 38.037)`
Decimal	`13282205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAB9D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CAAB9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAB9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CAAB9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caab9d; }
.text { color: #caab9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caab9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 171 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caab9d, #cac19d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CAAB9D?: #CAAB9D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAB9D?: The RGB value is 202, 171, 157: 202 red, 171 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAB9D?: The complementary color is #9DBCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAB9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.